Lu Geng heaved a sigh of relief when Eunuch Qi only greeted Prime Minister He from afar before leaving.
The two of them then continued walking out of the palace. They did not encounter any trouble along the way. Soon, they arrived at the place where Wang Gu, Li Qian, and the others were hiding. They were hiding in a courtyard that Lu Geng had bought himself. He knew that there were not many people here, so he was not worried about being discovered.
After leading Prime Minister He in, they saw Wang Gu, Li Qian, and the others waiting inside.
"Greetings, Prime Minister He!" Wang Gu and the others greeted respectfully when they saw Prime Minister He.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Prime Minister He nodded, then asked, "The reason why I followed you was to verify whether Lu Geng's words were true, and whether Eunuch Qi was the one who released the Flaming Winged Bird."
"Prime Minister He, it's true. All of us saw Eunuch Qi release the Flaming Winged Bird from his ring with our own eyes!" Wang Gu immediately said.
"Prime Minister He, it's true!" The others nodded in agreement.
"Since that's the case, I'll believe you. However, in order to convince His Majesty, you must follow me into the palace," Prime Minister He said.
"Prime Minister He, although this is very dangerous, for the future of the Icy Peak Country, we have to go all out," Wang Gu said.
The others nodded one after another.
"I'm glad that all of you are like this," Prime Minister He said with a smile.
At this moment, Lu Geng, Wang Gu, and the others' expressions changed greatly. This was because the door to the courtyard was kicked open with a bang, and a group of people directly rushed in from the outside.
Looking at the person in the lead, Lu Geng and the others' expressions became even uglier. This was because this person was Eunuch Qi.
'It seems that Eunuch Qi has long since discovered me. He was just pretending not to see me!' This thought flashed through Lu Geng's mind.
As soon as Eunuch Qi and the others entered, they spread out and surrounded them.
Looking at Eunuch Qi and the others, Lu Geng and the others frowned. Not only did these people outnumber them, but there were also six or seven experts who could activate Level 5 Ice Talismans. They were not people that they could deal with at all.
Eunuch Qi had a smug expression on his face. He said, "Lu Geng, Wang Gu, Li Qian, you didn't even tell me that you were coming back. Instead, you were still hiding. It seems that you don't take me seriously?"
"Eunuch Qi, the things you've done are infuriating!" Wang Gu said angrily.
"Infuriate both humans and gods? Wang Gu, I don't understand what you're saying. "Eunuch Qi pretended to say.
"That's right. These people who followed you here have never seen you release the Burning Wing Bird. Naturally, they don't know that the Burning Wing Bird's appearance in our Icy Peak Country is related to you," Wang Gu said coldly.
Eunuch Qi is related to the Flaming Winged Bird? Hearing Wang Gu's words, the people who came with Eunuch Qi all revealed astonished expressions. They all subconsciously looked towards Eunuch Qi.
"He's spouting nonsense. How could the appearance of the Burning Wing Bird have anything to do with me? That's something that Qian Jiayi of the Qian Family did!" Eunuch Qi immediately denied.
"We saw it with our own eyes. Otherwise, we wouldn't have carried you back to the Imperial City, and we wouldn't have carried you to Prime Minister He!" Lu Geng said.
"That's right, we all saw you release a Flaming Wing Bird from your body, Eunuch Qi," the others immediately chimed in.
With so many people saying such things, the people who came with Eunuch Qi started to doubt him. After all, these people used to be Eunuch Qi's subordinates. If something like this hadn't happened, why would they betray Eunuch Qi?
"It seems like you've all been bewitched by Qian Jiayi. That's why you're saying such things," Eunuch Qi said coldly.
Eunuch Qi turned to look at the people on his side. Seeing the doubtful expressions on their faces, he hurriedly said, "His Majesty has already issued a declaration saying that the appearance of the Burning Wing Bird is related to Qian Jiayi and the others. Do you believe His Majesty or those few people?"
"Of course we believe His Majesty," one of them hurriedly said.
"We believe His Majesty," the others also said.
They didn't dare to say that they didn't believe His Majesty.
"Since you believe His Majesty, then take them down. They've already sided with Qian Jiayi and the others!" Eunuch Qi said.
Hearing this, the people he brought with him all took out the icy talismans on them.
Seeing that Eunuch Qi was about to attack, Lu Geng hurriedly said, "Eunuch Qi, Prime Minister He is also here. Could it be that you want to attack Prime Minister He?"
"Prime Minister He? Why don't you ask him whether he listens to His Majesty or you guys? "Eunuch Qi chuckled.
Hearing Eunuch Qi's words, Lu Geng and the others couldn't help but turn to look at Prime Minister He.
Prime Minister He directly walked back to Eunuch Qi's side and said, "Of course I'll listen to His Majesty …"
As he spoke, he pointed at Lu Geng and the others. "You've clearly been bewitched by Qian Jiayi to frame Eunuch Qi. Although I usually don't get along with Eunuch Qi, in the face of righteousness, why would I frame Eunuch Qi for my own selfish interests?"
Prime Minister He's righteous attitude caused the expressions of Lu Geng and the others to change drastically.
Lu Geng didn't expect that Prime Minister He would suddenly change his mind when he arrived here.
Could it be that Prime Minister He had said such a thing in order to escape after being discovered by Eunuch Qi? Lu Geng guessed inwardly.
"Prime Minister He, what I said earlier was the truth. Eunuch Qi really did release a Flaming Winged Bird from his ring!" Lu Geng hurriedly said.
"How could Eunuch Qi do such a thing? How long do you still want to frame Eunuch Qi?" Prime Minister He shouted loudly. After he finished speaking, he directly waved his hand and said, "Do it!"
Before he finished speaking, the people brought by Eunuch Qi had already activated the icy talismans in their hands.
Even Prime Minister He, who was clearly on Eunuch Qi's side, had said such a thing. How could they still hesitate?
Lu Geng and the others hurriedly activated the icy talismans in their hands.
In an instant, waves of icy air immediately enveloped the small courtyard.
In the beginning, Lu Geng and the others could still hold on for a while. However, the other party outnumbered them, and their strength was also above theirs. Therefore, they were quickly frozen to the ground.
Seeing that they had lost the ability to resist, Eunuch Qi ordered his men to remove the icy air.
All of them were locked in a nearby cell.
In the cell, Wang Gu looked at Lu Geng and asked, "Lu Geng, why did Prime Minister He suddenly side with Eunuch Qi? Is he on the same side as Eunuch Qi, or is he on Eunuch Qi's side to begin with?"
The two of them were locked together.
At this moment, their hands were already tied with specially made ropes. Therefore, Eunuch Qi wasn't worried at all that they would be locked together.
"I don't know about that." Lu Geng shook his head.
Then, he said apologetically, "Wang Gu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have looked for Prime Minister He."
"Lu Geng, don't say such things. Other than looking for Prime Minister He, we have no other way," Wang Gu said.
As they spoke, the door to the cell opened, and a few people entered. The two people walking in front were Eunuch Qi and Prime Minister He.
Looking at these two people, Lu Geng couldn't help but frown.
He didn't know what these two people were going to do with them.
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